Foundation garment



March 4, 1952 F. SIDER 2,587,911

FOUNDATION GARMENT Filed Oct. 4. 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. FRANCESSIDER ATTORNEY 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 4. 1951 INVENTOR. FRANCESSIDER FIG.3

ATTORNEY March 4, 1952 F. SIDER FOUNDATION GARMENT 5 SheetsSheet 3 FiledOct. 4, 1951 INVENTOR. FRANCES SI DER ,4 TTOENEY Patented Mar. 4, 1 952UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a combined brassiere and girdle or pantygirdle foundation.

Broadly, it is an object of the invention to provide a combinationbrassiere and foundation garment in which the brassire is connected atits lower front portion to the upper front portion of the foundationgarment and the back portions of the respective portions are open, ornot connected.

More particularly, it is an object of the invention to'provide the lowerfront portion of the brassire with separable fastener means so that thebrassiere may be detached from or attached to the front upper part ofthe girdle, or panty girdle, as desired. V

,Another object of the invention is to provide spirals behind the tapesof the separable fasteners of the girdle, or panty girdle, and longerspirals and a short central spiral at the upper rearpart of the girdle,or panty girdle, to provide proper support and prevent the girdle, orpanty a one of the spirals;

Fig. 4 is aperspective view from the front of the combination brassiereand panty girdle upon the person;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view from the rear of the combination brassiereand panty girdle upon the person; and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view from the front of the combination brassireand girdle.

Referringto .the drawings, numeral l0 represents a combination brassiereand panty girdle. While I have shown a panty girdle in the drawings, itis to be understood that a girdle may be used in place of the pantygirdle shown. This garment comprises a brassiere II and a panty girdle12. The brassire comprises a pair of breast pockets l3, I3 and lowerfront portions I4, M which are between the breast pockets and thewaistline. Behind each of the lower front portions is a reinforcingpanel 38, as shown in Fig. 1, which runs from beneath the breast pocketto the, waistline, the fabric being set on the bias to enable the wearerto breathe without art.

restriction andto aid in molding the diaphragm.

Between thebreast pockets l3, l3 and the lower front portions M, M thereis a vertical central panel [5 divided by a median fagoted' line l6running from the upper part to the lowerpart of the brassiere. The lowerportion of the'brea'st pockets I3, I 3 and the lower front portions l4,[4 are also centrally divided, as shown at I1, l1. Side panels l8, l8are attached to theouter sides of the breast pockets l3 and the lowerfront portions M which in turn are attached to encircling elastic backbands I9, I 9 which are stretchable horizontally, as indicated by thearrow. The outer ends of the elastic back bands 19 have a verticalseries of hooks and eyes designated as 20 and' 2|, respectively, as iswell known in the The rear front'lower' end of the lower front portionsl4, l4 an'dthe vertical central panel l5 have stitched thereto anon-stretchable band of female snap fasteners 22 for the purposehereinafter described. Behind the vertical ends of the lower frontportions and the arcuate outer ends of the breast pockets are narrowpockets 23, 23 and 24, 24 for housing spirals 25, as shown in Fig. 3.Vertical pockets 25, for housing other spirals, are also stitched behindthe outer ends of the side panels 18 and the inner ends of the elasticback bands l9. The spirals 25, which are preferably made of stainlessflexible steel and are well known in the art, run the full height of thebrassiere at the portions designated, that is, between the waistline andthe top of the brassiere and curve around the breast pockets, asindicated best in Fig. 2, to avoid undue pressure upon the breasts andmaintain the brassire H in upright position upon the wearer without theuse of shoulder straps.

The panty girdle l2, shown in the drawings, is comprised completely ofelastic panels, to wit, a front central panel 21 cut somewhat on thebias so that it is stretchable diagonally tostretch 'with the ligamentsof the abdomen, thus controlling the abdomen without restriction, a pairof opposed front panels 28, 23, one on either side of the central panel21 and stretchable horizontally. The back of the panty girdle l2comprises a rear central panel 29 stretchable vertically and opposedrear panels stretchable horizontally. The outer ends of the front andside panels 28 and 30, respectively are joined by stitching except for aportion running from the top of the panty girdle to somewhat below thecenter thereof which has two opposed separable fasteners 3l, 3| topermit the garment to be taken off and placed upon the wearer withstraightening movements.

greater ease and facility. When both separable fasteners 3|, 3| areopened or separated, the seat automatically drops so that the entiregirdle need not be removed when the wearer goes to the bathroom.Adjacent one side of each of the separable fasteners 3|, 3|, andpreferably toward the inside thereof, there is a pocket containing aspiral 32 running approximately the full length of the separablefasteners 3|, 3|. Approximately at the point where the rear centralpanel 29 is attached to the opposed rear panels 30, 30 there is also apair of opposed pockets and spirals 33, 33 running from the top of theback of the girdle to somewhat slightly below the center of the rearpanel 29. Also, in the upper central portion of the rear central panel29 there is ashort vertical pocket containing spiral 34 which preventsthe girdle, or panty girdle, from bunching up at the rear waistline whenthe wearer bends .down and then straightens up from the bendingposition. In the panty girdle, between the lower portion of the frontpanels 28 and rear panels 30, there is a stretchable crotch member 35stretchable in the direction shown by the arrow in Fig. 1. A removableauxiliary crotch member is removably fastened at the inside of thecrotch member 35 so that it may be washed whenever desired. Along theinside of the upper front portion of the panty girdle l2 there is anonstretchable tape '36 containing a series of uniformly spaced malesnap fasteners to coact with the female snap fasteners 22 for detachablyjoining the brassiere H to the girdle l2 so that both the brassiere andthe girdle can be worn independently of each other, if desired, or'inthe combined form, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. When the brassiere andgirdle are attached, a smooth front results and the closing iscompletely concealed. It is to be understood that if desired the bottomof the brassire and the top of the girdle 12 may be stitched togetherpermanently but in either event, that is, whether or not the garment ismade detachable or is permanently stitched together, the rear portionofboth the top of the girdle and the bottomof the brassiere are notconnected so that there is an open space "thereb'etween which willpermit the wearer to bend forward and straighten herself, causingtherear bottom of the 'brassiere and the top rear edge of the girdle tomove apart and move toward each other during such bending and The lowerleg portions'of the girdle have attached thereto the well known hosesupporters 31.

' It is "obvious that'various changes and modifications may :be madeinthe details of construction and arrangement of'parts without departingfrom the general spirit of the invention.

I-claim: 1. In a foundation garment, the combination of a brassire and agirdle, the lower front edge of the brassiere being secured to the upperfront edge of the girdle, the lower rear edge of the brassiere beingfree with respect to the upper rear edge of the girdle, said brassierecomprising front panels having breast pockets, side panels and backbands, the free ends of the back bands being detachably connectedtogether, resilient spirals extending along the side edge portions ofthe front panels and around the outer side edges of the breast pockets,said girdle comprising a front central panel that extends downwardlyfrom the upper frontedge of the girdle, opposed front panels connectedto the respective side edges of the front central panel, a rear centralpanel extending downwardly from the upper rear edge of the girdle,opposed rear panels connected at their inner side edges to therespective side edges of the rear central panel. the outer side edges ofthe opposed front panels being conneoted to the outer side edges of therespective "opposed rear panels along the lower side edge portionsthereof, the upper outer side edge portions of the front and rear panelsat each side of the girdle 'beingopen, coacting separable fasteningmeansextending along the open outer side edges of said panels, saidopposed front panels being formed with pockets that extend adjacent theseparable fastening means, and resilient spirals arranged in saidpockets.

'2. Astructure of the character recited in claim 1, wherein the frontpanels of the brassire below the breast pockets are stretchable.

3. Astructure of the character recitedin claim 1, wherein the frontcentral panel of the girdle is stretchable diagonally and the rearcentral panel is stretchable vertically and the front and rear opposedpanels are stretchable horizontally. 4. A structure of 'thecharacterrecited in claim 1, wherein thelower front edge of the brassiere isdetachably connectedto the upper front edge of the-girdle.

FRAlilClilS SIDER.

REFERENCES CITED 'Ihe following references are of record in the file ofthis-patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 31027 81 7 France Jan. 6, 1937

